SANDY, Utah -- Fifty percent of all firefighting injuries are caused -- not by smoke inhalation or burns -- but by strains, sprains and muscular pains. The Sandy Fire Department is looking to do ...
Dr. Mark Gamber, Plano Fire-Rescue’s EMS medical director, says that in some cases, such as those involving gunshot or stab wounds, backboards can do more harm than good. Rose Baca - Staff ...
April 03--A firefighter came up with a creative way Wednesday to rescue two kayakers stuck in the mud near the Beaufort River. When marine rescue vehicles could not reach the two women, firefighter ...
Dr. Mark Gamber, Plano Fire-Rescue department's EMS medical director, poses for a portrait with one of the department's backboards at the Plano Fire Department Station 12 in Plano. The Plano ...
City officials are accusingLifeFleet Atlantic Ambulance Co. of stealing a backboard that belongs to Lauderdale Lakes Fire-Rescue. Backboards, which cost about $150 each, are used to immobilize a ...